Plastics are one of the world’s largest polluters, taking hundreds of years to degrade in nature.
Turning Wood Into Plastic
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Researchers Harvest Energy From Radio Waves to Power Wearable Devices
From microwave ovens to Wi-Fi connections, the radio waves that permeate the environment are not just signals of energy consumed but are also sources of energy themselves.
Fossil Fuel Companies Benefit from Inefficient Pricing on Climate and Health Consequences
Fossil fuel producers in the U.S. are directly benefiting from implicit subsidies on the order of $62 billion a year because of inefficient pricing that doesn’t properly account for the costs of damages to the environment, climate, and human health.
Rural Alaskans Struggle to Access and Afford Water
Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change.
‘Keep Off the Grass’: The Biofuel That Could Help Us Achieve Net Zero
The Miscanthus genus of grasses, commonly used to add movement and texture to gardens, could quickly become the first choice for biofuel production.
Revealing Complex Behavior of a Turbulent Plume at the Calving Front of a Greenlandic Glacier
For the first time, scientists have succeeded in continuous monitoring of a subglacial discharge plume, providing a deeper understanding of the glacier-fjord environment.
